Synopsis
The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.
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Cast
- Jack JohnsonWill Robinson
- Gary OldmanDr. Zachary Smith
- William HurtProf. John Robinson
- Mimi RogersDr. Maureen Robinson
- Lacey ChabertPenny Robinson
- Matt LeBlancMaj. Don West
- Heather GrahamDr. Judy Robinson
- Jared HarrisOlder Will Robinson
- Mark GoddardGeneral
- Lennie JamesJeb Walker
Recommendations
- 67
Entertainment Weekly
Is any of this, you know, fun? Just barely. But I'm sure I would have loved it at 6. - 60
Empire
Though there's an obvious, admirable effort to supply character development and plot twists, the set-work and special effects - both stylish and stunning - tend to dominate. - 60
L.A. Weekly
Director Stephen Hopkins (Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child) and writer Akiva Goldsman (Batman and Robin) layer a ridiculous time-travel tale with the story of a dysfunctional family Robinson, impressive special effects, and IKEA does Star Wars production design. - 50
Chicago Reader
Time-travel cliches, female characters who exert authority only so we'll laugh at the pussy-whipped males, dialogue that's neither self-mocking nor serious, and an ostentatious though not particularly exciting production design keep the movie from taking off. - 50
Los Angeles Times
This effects-loaded extravaganza has more trouble finding its dramatic bearings than the Space Family Robinson has in figuring out where the heck in the universe they are. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The whole thing is fun for 11-year-olds of all ages. - 50
Variety
A pic that provides one hour's decent, eye-filling ride, then crashes and burns amid some of the worst writing since ... well, since scenarist/co-producer Akiva Goldsman's last effort, "Batman & Robin." - 50
Christian Science Monitor
The filmmakers can't decide what sort of picture they're trying to cook up, so they keep oscillating among shallow psychological drama, high-tech action sequences, and comedy scenes that are themselves an uneasy mixture of sitcom-style dialogue and self-mocking campiness.
